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l«t  Corps,  Army  of*  tlie  Potomac. 
>rar  Contievjllo.  Decembex  '-Jlist.  1N«1. 
General  Orders   l 

I.  The  attention  of  Division.  Brigade  and  all  special  Commander?  is 
called  to  special  orders  No.  25  and  No.  4G  from  these  Head  Quarters,  and 
the  rigid  observance  of  those  orders  will  he  expected  hereafter. 

II.  Pending  the  consideration  and  action  at  these  Head  Quarter.-,  on 
his  application  for  a  leave  of  absence,  no  one  will  be  permitted  to  leave 
his  company,  regiment  or  post,  or  will  be  allowed  to  make  a  personal  ap- 
plication at  these  Head  Quarters  in  support  of  his  written  application — 
nor  shall  this  be  done  indirectly  by  another  party — except  in  an  urgent  case 
based  on  a  Surgeon's  certificate  requiring  immediate  action  for  the  safety 
of  the  applicant. 

III.  All  applications  for  leaves  of  absence  shall  be  in  writing,  and 
must  be  transmitted  regularly  to  these  Head  Quarters,  through  all  inter- 
mediate commanders  of  the  applicant.  Papers  not  thus  transmitted  will 
not  be  considered. 

IV.  Correspondence  with  the  War  Department,  or  with  the  Adjutant 
and  Inspector  General's  Office,  or  with  the  General  Commanding  the 
Department,  by  officers  or  men  of  this  Army  Corps,  is  expressly  prohib- 
ited, except  when  duly  transmitted  according  to  Regulations  of  the  Ar- 
my, through  all  intermediate  commanders  and  these  Head  Quarters. 

}\y  command  of  Gen.  Bkaubkgard, 

THOMAS  JORDAN- 

A.  A.  Gen'l. 

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